Storm passes; cold settles in

January 31, 2013

IRON MOUNTAIN - Three to five inches of snow fell in Dickinson and Iron counties Wednesday; now, the cold weather will settle in for the next few days.

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Theresa Peterson/Daily News PhotoKelly Poupore, left, and Elizabeth Early, both of Iron Mountain, brave the weather conditions as they walk on West Hughitt Street in Iron Mountain Wednesday afternoon.

Jane Marie Wix, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Marquette, said the snow storm moved from Wisconsin starting around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

"There was pretty widespread and heavy snow during the day and very breezy conditions and a lot of blowing snow," she said. "Drifting, white-out conditions were pretty impactful and during the late evening and overnight hours, north wind gusts of 17 mph to 20 mph during the day transitioned to the north-northeast at 23 mph to 26 mph around midnight."

Winds decreased after midnight along with the snow, except for the lake effect snow near Lake Superior.